Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary Location Shropshire Contract Full Time (Part time considered) Role Type Permanent Working hours per week 40 Salary £37-£42,000 depending on experience Psychotherapist/Social Worker /Family Therapist/RMN/OT Main duties of the job Job: Mental Health Practitioner Child Sexual Exploitation/Trauma Service Salary: £37-£42,000 depending on experience Location: Shropshire We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists mental health practitioners, psychologists education professionals and operational professionals. About us Supporting our teams across residential homes, youll will be providing a combined clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service for Looked After young people placed in community residential settings. This includes assessing and identifying young peoples needs and meeting them through consultation, supervision and training for residential and care staff, care planning and management in partnership with the team as well as direct therapeutic work. Details Date posted 27 August 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £37,000 to £42,000 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number VP083242FB Job locations Shrewsbury SY1 1BN United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Location Shropshire Contract Full Time (Part time considered) Role Type Permanent Working hours per week 40 Salary £37-£42,000 depending on experience Psychotherapist/Social Worker /Family Therapist/RMN/OT Job: Mental Health Practitioner Child Sexual Exploitation/Trauma Service Salary: £37-£42,000 depending on experience Location: Shropshire We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists mental health practitioners, psychologists education professionals and operational professionals. The successful candidate will be a member of an integrated residential Childrens Service to support the emotional wellbeing, mental health and placement stability of looked after young people who have experienced significant adverse childhood experiences and sexual exploitation. Supporting our teams across residential homes, youll will be providing a combined clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service for Looked After young people placed in community residential settings. This includes assessing and identifying young peoples needs and meeting them through consultation, supervision and training for residential and care staff, care planning and management in partnership with the team as well as direct therapeutic work. About us The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, is one of the largest providers of specialist education and care services for children and young people in the UK, delivering across Special Education Schools and Colleges, Residential Care Homes and a Therapeutic Fostering Services. Candidate Profile To be successful within this role you will need to have experience in: Working with Looked After Children and/or young people presenting with a range of clinical severity and needs. Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people. Assessment, intervention and management of a range of mental health needs including trauma. Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures Essential: Registered with the relevant professional (HCPC, NMC, SWE, BACP, BABCP) Mental Health background and/or CAMHS experience Relevant qualifications to allow you to offer children therapy, when required Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills Consultation and formulation skills Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills In return we offer: Full support from a multidisciplinary team Regular clinical supervision Meetings and peer support Development opportunities Internal/external training on new initiatives Job description Job responsibilities Location Shropshire Contract Full Time (Part time considered) Role Type Permanent Working hours per week 40 Salary £37-£42,000 depending on experience Psychotherapist/Social Worker /Family Therapist/RMN/OT Job: Mental Health Practitioner Child Sexual Exploitation/Trauma Service Salary: £37-£42,000 depending on experience Location: Shropshire We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Practitioner to join our friendly team. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists mental health practitioners, psychologists education professionals and operational professionals. The successful candidate will be a member of an integrated residential Childrens Service to support the emotional wellbeing, m